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Pregnancy and Parenting after Thirty-Five: Mid Life, New Life (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
By Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa. 2006
More and more women are having babies after the age of thirty-five and experiencing the joy of motherhood. But mothers-to-be…
in this age group sometimes face unique medical, emotional, and social challenges. Conception may be difficult and the risk of miscarriage during early pregnancy is higher, as is the potential for complications such as hypertension and diabetes. And having a child later in life can also be surprisingly disruptive to well-established domestic routines and carefully cultivated careers. Michele Moore and Caroline de Costa—two physicians who have been down this road themselves—offer reliable medical expertise and personal reassurance to women tackling these challenges. Pregnancy and Parenting after Thirty-Five covers a broad range of issues for mothers in mid life, from the possibility of Cesarean section to the awkwardness of being the oldest mom at PTA meetings to the joy of holding your infant in your arms. Incorporating the stories of real women who have gone through mid-life pregnancy, Moore and de Costa have created a valuable resource that will help other women do so realistically and with confidence. One of the few books devoted to prospective mothers over thirty-five, this one also includes information on surrogacy, adoption, and the first few months of being a new mother.Ngangk Waangening
By Rhonda Marriot, Doreen Nelson, Tracy Reibel. 2021
This is a unique book of Noongar and Yaatji mothers' accounts of their birthing experiences. These Elder and Senior women…
have generously shared their stories as a legacy for their families and communities, and as an educational tool for midwives.Childbirth-Related Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Risk Factors, Prevention, Evaluation, and Treatment
By Diego Riva, Gianfranco Minini. 2016
This book offers an up-to-date overview of childbirth-related pelvic floor dysfunction covering prevention diagnosis and management …
It encompasses all relevant conditions with particular focus on genital prolapse urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence Risk factors for pelvic floor damage related to childbirth are identified and a 3D simulation of delivery is presented The role of various diagnostic tools including pelvic floor ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging and anal sphincter electromyography is clearly described The importance of physiotherapy in preventing future alterations is explained and the indications for surgery which is reserved for more severe situations are discussed The book highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach involving obstetricians gynecologists urologists midwives radiologists physiotherapists muscle laboratory engineers and computer techniciansCesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence
By Jacqueline H. Wolf. 2018
Why have cesarean sections become so commonplace in the United States?Between 1965 and 1987, the cesarean section rate in the…
United States rose precipitously—from 4.5 percent to 25 percent of births. By 2009, one in three births was by cesarean, a far higher number than the 5–10% rate that the World Health Organization suggests is optimal. While physicians largely avoided cesareans through the mid-twentieth century, by the early twenty-first century, cesarean section was the most commonly performed surgery in the country. Although the procedure can be lifesaving, how—and why—did it become so ubiquitous?Cesarean Section is the first book to chronicle this history. In exploring the creation of the complex social, cultural, economic, and medical factors leading to the surgery's increase, Jacqueline H. Wolf describes obstetricians' reliance on assorted medical technologies that weakened the skills they had traditionally employed to foster vaginal birth. She also reflects on an unsettling malpractice climate—prompted in part by a raft of dubious diagnoses—that helped to legitimize "defensive medicine," and a health care system that ensured cesarean birth would be more lucrative than vaginal birth. In exaggerating the risks of vaginal birth, doctors and patients alike came to view cesareans as normal and, increasingly, as essential. Sweeping change in women's lives beginning in the 1970s cemented this markedly different approach to childbirth. Wolf examines the public health effects of a high cesarean rate and explains how the language of reproductive choice has been used to discourage debate about cesareans and the risks associated with the surgery. Drawing on data from nineteenth- and early twentieth-century obstetric logs to better represent the experience of cesarean surgery for women of all classes and races, as well as interviews with obstetricians who have performed cesareans and women who have given birth by cesarean, Cesarean Section is the definitive history of the use of this surgical procedure and its effects on women's and children's health in the United States.The Epidural Book: A Woman's Guide to Anesthesia for Childbirth
By Richard Siegenfeld. 2012
Addresses concerns, confusion, and misinformation about epidurals and other childbirth anesthesia.The majority of women giving birth in the United States…
receive an epidural during labor and delivery; many others receive a spinal block. The Epidural Book fully explains anesthesia used during labor and vaginal delivery or C-section, with an emphasis on epidurals. Dr. Richard Siegenfeld answers pregnant women's questions, including • Who administers epidurals and spinal blocks and when?• How does anesthesia affect both the mother and the baby?• Under what circumstances should a woman avoid an epidural?• What happens during the recovery period?• What problems can arise?Written by an experienced anesthesiologist, The Epidural Book is lighthearted and informative. This easy-to-read guide helps an expectant mother prepare for her all-important day.Deliver Me from Pain: Anesthesia and Birth in America
By Jacqueline H. Wolf. 2009
Despite today's historically low maternal and infant mortality rates in the United States, labor continues to evoke fear among American…
women. Rather than embrace the natural childbirth methods promoted in the 1970s, most women welcome epidural anesthesia and even Cesarean deliveries. In Deliver Me from Pain, Jacqueline H. Wolf asks how a treatment such as obstetric anesthesia, even when it historically posed serious risk to mothers and newborns, paradoxically came to assuage women's anxiety about birth.Each chapter begins with the story of a birth, dramatically illustrating the unique practices of the era being examined. Deliver Me from Pain covers the development and use of anesthesia from ether and chloroform in the mid-nineteenth century; to amnesiacs, barbiturates, narcotics, opioids, tranquilizers, saddle blocks, spinals, and gas during the mid-twentieth century; to epidural anesthesia today.Labor pain is not merely a physiological response, but a phenomenon that mothers and physicians perceive through a historical, social, and cultural lens. Wolf examines these influences and argues that medical and lay views of labor pain and the concomitant acceptance of obstetric anesthesia have had a ripple effect, creating the conditions for acceptance of other, often unnecessary, and sometimes risky obstetric treatments: forceps, the chemical induction and augmentation of labor, episiotomy, electronic fetal monitoring, and Cesarean section.As American women make decisions about anesthesia today, Deliver Me from Pain offers them insight into how women made this choice in the past and why each generation of mothers has made dramatically different decisions.The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year
By Alice Callahan. 2015
The Science of Mom blogger makes sense of research studies for new mothers.It seems like every time a new mother…
turns on her computer, radio, or television, she is greeted with news of yet another scientific study about infancy. Ignoring good information isn’t the right course, but just how does one tell the difference between solid studies, preliminary results, and snake oil? In this friendly guide through the science of infancy, Science of Mom blogger and PhD scientist Alice Callahan explains how non-scientist mothers can learn the difference between hype and evidence. Readers of Alice’s blog have come to trust her balanced approach, which explains the science that lies behind headlines. The Science of Mom is a fascinating, eye-opening, and extremely informative exploration of the topics that generate discussion and debate in the media and among parents. From breastfeeding to vaccines to sleep, Alice’s advice will help you make smart choices so that you can relax and enjoy your baby.Clinician's Guide to Breastfeeding: Evidenced-based Evaluation and Management
By Linda Dahl. 2015
Medical literature for health care practitioners on the evaluation and treatment of breastfeeding issues has been disjointed, conflicting, and difficult…
to find. The field of breastfeeding medicine itself is nonexistent--there are no "breastfeeding doctors" who are specifically trained to understand this complex and interactive process. While much of the literature about breastfeeding describes how it "should" work, there is currently nothing available to explain why it often fails and how to treat it. Clinician's Guide to Breastfeeding: Evidence-based Evaluation and Management is written for health care practitioners who work with breastfeeding mothers; physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and lactation consultants. It provides clear information and clinically tested strategies to help professionals guide new mothers to breastfeed successfully. The first of its kind to consider the entirety of the breastfeeding experience,Clinician's Guide to Breastfeeding is written by Dr. Linda D. Dahl, a leading expert on the subject. It is a comprehensive review of breastfeeding, covering objective analyses of ideal or "normal" nursing, as well as the evaluation and treatment of abnormal nursing, including case studies to illustrate the treatment decision-making process.Puberty in Numbers: Everything you need to know about growing up
By Liz Flavell. 2020
Embarrassment can do one! This entertaining guide to puberty gives you all the information you need to hold your head…
up and enter puberty armed with solid facts. Puberty need not be scary and unknown. With a colourful and cool design, and bite-size text with attention-grabbing numbers and visuals, find out the facts and stats behind growing up, from how much extra hair you'll grow, to how puberty might make you feel, and what happens when puberty hormones kick in. Written in a straightforward, down-to-earth way, this book will give you all the information you need to understand and be reassured by any changes puberty throws at you. The book emphasises body positivity and reassures you that everything you are experiencing is totally normal! It also includes a section on gender identity and sexuality. For children aged 9+, this book is an excellent resource for the PSHE curriculum, and the 2020 RSE curriculum, including consent. While it is perfect for parents, teachers and carers to use for discussion topics, it is also accessible for children to read for themselves.The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook: The Guide to Surviving Your Emotions When Having a Baby
By Bethany Warren, Beth Creager Berger. 2021
This book helps you throughout your pregnancy and postpartum/postnatal recovery. By helping you understand what you are feeling, and teaching…
you empirically validated new skills so you can manage your changing moods, you can work toward feeling better. Becoming a new parent is one of the biggest changes one can face in life. You are experiencing enormous changes biologically, hormonally, and emotionally. Your whole life may seem uprooted. It makes sense that you might be feeling significant mood changes as well. With one out of five mothers and one out of ten partners experiencing depression and anxiety when having a baby, this workbook will remind you that you are not alone. This workbook is written with sleep-deprived new parents in mind, providing helpful information in short, digestible segments. These are intermixed with thought-provoking activities such as brief journaling prompts and suggestions for tangible steps to make small, realistic changes. You can pick it up and put it down, reading it on your timing, without the information becoming overwhelming. The workbook covers the entire range of mood symptoms, from the Baby Blues, to anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, OCD, and more. The Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood Workbook uses inclusive language and content applicable to all new parents. There are chapters uniquely dedicated to building attachment, managing awful thoughts, bringing awareness to your partner's mental health, parenting babies in the NICU or with medical issues, and exploring culture, identity, and mental health. There is also a resource section with a wide array of support available to meet the needs of any parent. Adoptive and single parents, LGBTQ+ and heterosexual parents, as well as clinicians and birth workers will find this book to be an invaluable resource.The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year
By Alice Callahan. 2015
Now updated! The new edition of this best-selling guide uses science to tackle some of the most important decisions facing…
new parents—from sleep training and vaccinations to breastfeeding and baby food.Is cosleeping safe? How important is breastfeeding? Are food allergies preventable? Should we be worried about the aluminum in vaccines? Searching for answers to these tough parenting questions can yield a deluge of conflicting advice. In this revised and expanded edition of The Science of Mom, Alice Callahan, a science writer whose work appears in the New York Times and the Washington Post, recognizes that families must make their own decisions and gives parents the tools to evaluate the evidence for themselves. Sharing the latest scientific research on raising healthy babies, she covers topics like the microbiome, attachment, vaccine safety, pacifiers, allergies, increasing breast milk production, and choosing an infant formula.Miscarriage affects almost 1 million women in the United States every year. Yet each woman experiencing a pregnancy loss often…
feels alone and full of questions about the process and the aftermath. And today&’s health care system is simply not designed to shepherd a woman and her family through the loss with the information and understanding they need. A woman needs an experienced hand to help guide her through one of the most painful experiences of her life. Having experienced two miscarriages of her own, Dr. Kate&’s provides women and their families with the two things sorely missing from their experience: detailed answers to their questions about miscarriage, and support and guidance through the healing process. Your Guide to Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss; Hope and healing when you&’re no longer expecting takes a woman through the journey of miscarriage diagnosis and treatment. It addresses all types of pregnancy loss—like ectopic and molar pregnancies, as well as ones that are often overlooked by the media and other books. Filled with accessible information, frequently asked questions and answers, and methods for coping with grief, the book empowers women undergoing pregnancy loss to take control over their experience. Written from the perspective of a medical professional who has cared for women having miscarriages for more than 20 years and a woman who has experienced two miscarriages herself, Dr. Kate&’s Your Guide to Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss; Hope and healing when you&’re no longer expecting is an earnest conversation between doctor and reader that provides compassion and guidance, as well as hope for a woman&’s future pregnancy efforts.Body Belly Soul: The Black Mother's Guide to a Primal, Peaceful, and Powerful Birth
By Nicole Bailey. 2021
This book is not only a personal journey of pregnancy and birth, it explains situations many new mothers find themselves…
in. Perhaps you&’re an expecting mother that does not feel completely comfortable with your healthcare provider and you need direction on next steps. Maybe the idea of induction has been presented and you&’re in need of holistic ways to jump-start labor. Or you&’ve just given birth and find yourself experiencing breastfeeding woes, like clogged ducts and isolation due to generational disconnects. This book explores common scenarios that Black Mothers are finding themselves in every 40 weeks and so much more you wish your mom, auntie, or sister shared with you.This book is a guide for any Black mother refusing to give away her power in birthing spaces. The Black Mother who knows without a doubt her choices matter, her mindset matters, and who she surrounds herself with matters. This is for the Black mother ready to take accountability for her birth experience through thoughtful preparation despite the status quo.Birth does not happen to us. WE Birth babies! Includes: Checklists for each part of the preparation - Body, Belly and SoulA list of nourishing and replenishing food for you and your baby - Prenatal and PostnatalHolistic ways to train your body for D- DayInterventions explained - The reason and the consequencesAffirmations and empowerment from our ancestorsHow to hold providers accountableDiscovery of non-medical comfort measuresWays to ramp up Milk productionBreastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence
By Marsha Walker. 2023
Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence is the perfect tool for busy clinicians who need a quick, accurate,…
and current reference. It provides the essentials of breastfeeding management without the lengthy, overly-detailed explanations found in other large texts. Now in an updated and modernized fifth edition, this unique resource features new sections on LGBTQ families, milk sharing, exclusive pumping, new breastfeeding products, breastfeeding in emergencies, additional feeding care plans, and access to downloadable patient care plans and helpful handouts that can be easily shared with patients. Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence, Fifth Edition includes literature reviews while covering incidence, etiology, risk factors, prevention, prognosis and implications, interventions, expected outcomes, care plans, and clinical algorithms.Gravidez sem medos nem mitos
By Maria Manuel Sampaio. 2021
Tudo o que precisa de saber para viver uma gravidez descomplicada e feliz A Gravidez está cheia de conhecimento popular,…
toda a gente sabe o que se deve e não fazer sobre a alimentação, exames a realizar, as vacinas… só que não é bem assim. Está na hora de acabar com todos os mitos à volta deste momento mágico e encontrar toda a informação de que precisa, de uma fonte fiável, de forma simples e directa, para ter uma gravidez mais serena e feliz. A obstetra Maria Sampaio acaba com todos os mitos que envolvem esta fase tão mágica e importante da vida de uma mãe para que a gravidez seja vivida sem medos nem mitos! Sabia que ... a consulta pré-concepcional é a consulta mais importante para o sucesso da gravidez? Sabia que ... as náuseas são sinal indireto que a gravidez está a evoluir? Sabia que... a hemorragia vaginal no primeiro trimestre acontece em cerca de 40% das gravidezes normais? Sabia que ... durante a gravidez há determinados países para os quais não deve viajar? Sabia que ... a ingestão de marisco é aconselhada na gravidez? Sabia que ... o "cérebro de grávida" existe? É chamado internacionalmente como "mumnesia"... e na maioria dos casos passa vários meses após o parto Sabia que... no pós-parto o baby-blues ocorre em cerca de 60% das mães, que se se prolongar mais de 3 semanas pode ser uma depressão pós-parto? Sabia que... bem tem que comprar o livro para saber tudo o resto... Quem é Maria Manuel Sampaio nas palavras das pacientes:«Descomplicada, descontraída, despachada, dedicada e apaixonada. É amor à primeira vista e é para sempre.» «Adoro a sua simplicidade, a forma como descomplica o complicado é incrível..." "A melhor do Mundo! A mestre da descomplicação!» «Transmite muita confiança e tranquilidade. Adora aquilo que faz. Descomplica todos os mitos e medos...» «Uma médica INCRÍVEL, sem medos, sem stress e muitooo feliz!» «Prática, divertida, assertiva, acessível, empática, meiga... um anjo!» «A melhor das melhores... um anjo que está lá para esclarecer todas as dúvidas e apaziguar todas as inquietações... simplesmente Lovely!» «Incrível e apaixonada pelo que faz! É um Ser de Luz!» «Fui mãe aos 40 quando a maioria me dizia - Tem calma que vai ser complicado! - e a Dra tornou tudo fácil, natural, sereno e divertido!» «A magia e o amor incondicional que vejo no seu olhar ao longo das consultas, com uma tranquilidade simplesmente única.» «Ama o que faz e, por isso, presenteia todas as pessoas que se cruzam consigo com amor, segurança, serenidade e muito profissionalismo.» «Um verdadeiro anjo da guarda dos bebés! Sempre com as palavr as e decisões acertadas em todas as situações.» «Simplesmente a melhor Obstetra do Mundo.»Trans Mission: My Quest to a Beard
By Alex Bertie. 2017
I guess we should start at the beginning. I was born on 2 November 1995. The doctors in the hospital…
took one look at my genitals and slapped an F on my birth certificate. 'F' for female, not fail - though that would actually have been kind of appropriate given present circumstances.When I was 15, I realised I was a transgender man. That makes it sound like I suddenly had some kind of lightbulb moment. In reality, coming to grips with my identity has taken a long time. Over the last six years, I've come out to my family and friends, changed my name, battled the healthcare system, started taking male hormones and have had surgery on my chest. My quest to a beard is almost complete. This is my story.Courageously Expecting: 30 Days of Encouragement for Pregnancy After Loss
By Jenny Albers. 2022
Using Scripture and personal narrative, Courageously Expecting empathizes with and empowers women to face a pregnancy after loss with faith and courage,…
despite inevitable feelings of grief and fear that accompany life after losing a baby.Pregnancy is widely regarded as the most joyful time in a woman's life, but for the mother who has experienced pregnancy loss, a subsequent pregnancy can feel like she's holding her breath and hoping for what she can't control. In Courageously Expecting, Jenny Albers meets women in this difficult season as someone who has also experienced the worst and cautiously hoped for the best. Through the telling of her own story, Scripture, and heartfelt prayer, she encourages readers to cling to faith in the face of fear and guides them tocultivate hope when doubt weighs heavy;realize that the past does not dictate the present or the future and that God creates a way in the wilderness of grief and loss;flip the script on the what-if, worst-case-scenario narrative in their minds and learn to take their thoughts captive; andfind the courage to humble themselves and ask for and accept help from others. Regardless of where readers are on their pregnancy after loss journey, Courageously Expecting is a companion to help them through the days when fear overshadows hope.In the twenty-first century, expecting parents are inundated with information and advice from every direction, but are often strapped for…
perspective on how to think through it. Unlike traditional pregnancy guidebooks that offer recommendations, Carrying On helps expecting parents make sense of the overwhelming amount of counsel available to them by shedding light on where it all came from. How and why did such confusing and contradictory guidance on pregnancy come to exist? Carrying On investigates the origin stories of prevailing prenatal health norms by exploring the evolution of issues at the center of pregnancy, ranging from morning sickness and weight gain to ultrasounds and induction. When did women start taking prenatal vitamins, and why? When did the notion that pregnant women should “eat for two” originate? Where did exercise guidelines come from? And when did women start formulating birth plans? A learning project with one foot in the past and the other in the present, Carrying On considers what history and medicine together can teach us about how and why we treat pregnancy–and pregnant women–the way we do. In a world of information overload, Carrying On offers expecting parents the context and background they need to approach pregnancy and prenatal health from a new place of understanding.Mayo Clinic on Hearing and Balance: Hear Better, Improve Your Balance, Enjoy Life
By Jamie M. Bogle. 2022
Mayo Clinic on Better Hearing and Balance, 3rd edition, offers practical advice for managing issues with hearing and balance, two…
of the most common reasons people visit their doctors – especially as they age. Problems with hearing and balance can cause a host of struggles and can have a variety of causes. Mayo Clinic on Better Hearing and Balance helps readers understand the possible causes of hearing and balance issues and offers solutions aimed at improving not just hearing and balance, but quality of life overall. In this book, you'll get the answers to many common questions about hearing and balance, including: how hearing and balance are tested, ways you can protect your hearing, what you can do to improve your balance, how underlying causes of hearing loss are treated, ways to live well with hearing loss and balance issues, and how to select hearing aids and cochlear implants. You&’ll also gain real-life insight from people who are successfully managing hearing loss and balance issues.Big Fat Negative: The Essential Guide to Infertility, IVF and the Trials of Trying for a Baby
By Emma Haslett, Gabby Griffith. 2022
'This book is totally brilliant - informative, sensitive, funny and wise. Reading it is like talking to a fairy godmother…
who also happens to be a gynaecologist and expert on all things fertility' Sophia Money-CouttsBig Fat Negative (BFN) - a term commonly used on internet forums to refer to a negative pregnancy test.Infertility can be a lonely journey. One in every six couples will struggle to conceive but, despite this, many don't feel comfortable talking openly about their experiences and sharing what they are going through. As a result, they feel isolated and alone.It doesn't have to be this way. By talking, laughing and shouting about our experiences we can start to lift the cloak of shame that so often engulfs those going through it. Big Fat Negative does just that. This no-nonsense, honest guide to infertility from the hosts of the Big Fat Negative podcast smashes the taboo around this isolating and heartbreaking illness, offering first-hand experience, an understanding voice when friends don't get it, expert advice, reassurance for when you feel alone and - most importantly - humour when it you need it the most. Using first-hand accounts of the various hurdles of infertility, from work to diagnoses and IVF, coupled with advice from leading experts, Big Fat Negative will hold your hand on the not-so simple journey to motherhood - helping you to face and defeat the trials of trying for a baby.